More inadvertent hilarity from the clash of cultures.
What’s that noise?
A Muslim woman was arrested and faces charges after she hid electronics under her headscarf and smuggled them into a British court.
Terrorism? Not so much, but maybe there was some illegal downloading involved. The Manchester Guardian reports the judge kept hearing strange noises coming from the jury box during a murder trial at London’s Blackfriars crown court. A lawyer saw a wire peaking out of the hijab or traditional Islamic clothing of one of the jurors. On inspection, it turned out she’d been listening to her mp3 player during the dull bits of the evidence, and had been hiding the headphones under her headscarf. She now faces contempt of court charges.
One thought: how awesome would it be if she was listening to The Black Album?
This article appears in July 13 • 2007.
